Making technology human
The engineering psychology programme at the Tuttlingen Campus combines psychology with technology. Whether in medical technology, the automotive sector, industrial robots or multimedia devices – technology must be intuitive for users and should also be fun to use. That's why our bachelor's degree course in IP focuses primarily on the user experience.
Programme content and structure
Study focus
We focus on these topics over the seven semesters:
- General psychology
- Cognitive psychology
- Psychological methodology
- Human-machine systems
- Human-centered design
- Industrial and organizational psychology
- Ergonomics
- Technical fundamentals
- Management and work techniques
The 4th semester is a practical internship semester. At the end of your studies, you will write your bachelor's thesis in the 7th semester.
What's covered
IP Study and Examinations Regulations (SPO):
Module descriptions of IP elective modules:
- Download file:Module catalogue
- Download file:Subject-specific catalogue
- Download file:Applied User Experience Design and Fundamentals of Voice User Interfaces
- Download file:Application of Agile Methods with Java
- Download file:Production Technology and Planning, and Industrial Business Management and Quality Management
- Download file:Environmental and Recycling Technology, and Fundamentals of Robotics for IP
Special features
Study part-time
Your studies should fit in with your life. You don't always have the opportunity to dedicate yourself full-time and exclusively to your studies. So that you can still get to grips with the exciting content of IP and complete your bachelor's degree on the Tuttlingen Campus, we also offer this degree programme as a part-time model.
The best way to do this is to get personal advice from us – you can find your contact person at the bottom of this page.
Your career prospects
You are expected
Tuttlingen is the world center of medical technology. Many other sectors such as mechanical and plant engineering, the metalworking industry, equipment and machine tool manufacturing or automation and production technology also make the district one of the strongest in Germany. Your prospects of working in one of the companies in the region after your studies are therefore outstanding!
Typical fields of activity for engineering psychologists include product design and development, interaction design, product and project management, user research, human factors engineering, empirical research and method development, working in interdisciplinary teams, consulting and services and training.
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Your future is important to us. Contact us for advice.
Your key contacts
Prof. Dr. Verena Wagner-Hartl Dean of Studies Engineering Psychology (BSc) 
Sabine Hattung-Hocheder Faculty Office, Student support